The 39 Clues Blog Tour: Access Granted, Peter Lerangis
By Peter Lerangis, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: August 18, 2010
Welcome to the 7th stop of The 39 Clues blog tour. We are thrilled to host Peter Lerangis! Be sure to enter the giveaway for your chance to win books 1-7 of this exciting and groundbreaking series.
The teacher looked distressed as she greeted me. “I can’t believe what happened to my class,” she said.
I braced myself. Behind her, hundreds of excited kids were filing in to the gym. They sat in sections based on the colors of their shirts: red, blue, green, gold, representing the four branches of the Cahill family. Most were dressed as 39 Clues characters. Jonah Wizard (with his bling) and Nellie Gomez (with her punk attire) were very popular — but also a set of twins dressed as fish (Saladin’s red snapper), a girl in a three-piece suit (Jonah’s dad), and a guy dressed as Nellie. Read more
Reviews by Children: I So Don’t Do Spooky
Reviews by Children: This category gives children and young adults the opportunity to express their opinion of a book—after all, they are the intended audience!
By Elena (Age 11), for The Children’s Book Review
Published: June 30, 2010
I So Don’t Do Spookyby Barrie Summy
Reading level: Ages 9-13
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers (December 8, 2009)
Source: Publisher
This book is part of the “I So Don’t Do…” series about a middle school girl named Sherry who has the ability to interact with ghosts, including her mother, a former police officer, with whom Sherry solves mysteries. These books are like funny, modern Nancy Drew mysteries with a ghost-twist.
I really liked I So Don’t Do Spooky because it is about how Sherry and her mother (ghost mother) solve the mystery about who is threatening Sherry’s new stepmother. Sherry’s stepmother is a strict but very nice teacher at Sherry’s middle school (her nickname is “The Ruler”!). Like the rest of the series, this book is a mixture of realistic fiction, science fiction, mystery and humor. I would recommend this book and the rest of the series! In particular, I would recommend these books for girls ages 9-13.
Add this book to your collection: I So Don’t Do Spooky
Note: Elena composed this with some assistance from her fabulous mom, but it is in her own words.
Giveaway: The Prometheus Project—Books One & Two
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: June 10, 2010
Douglas E. Richards, author of The Prometheus Project series (Ages 9-13), is giving away 3 sets of autographed books in celebration of the release of the third book in the series—Stranded (Book 3) releases in July. Each winner will receive a copy of the first two books, The Prometheus Project: Trapped
What’s next for Theodore Boone? (John Grisham)
Add this book to your collection: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Wendelin Van Draanen Talks About Sammy Keyes
By Wendelin Van Draanen, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: June 4, 2010
The Children’s Book Review presents a guest post by Wendelin Van Draanen, author of the Sammy Keyes series. Her first book was published in 1997, and since then her titles have been nominated for State Award Master Lists all over the country. The Sammy Keyes Mysteries have been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Children’s Mystery. Additionally, she has won the Christopher medal for Shredderman: Secret Identity, and the California Young Reader Medal for Flipped. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages, and have been optioned for film and television projects. Read more
John Grisham Talks About Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Add this book to your collection: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Add this book to your collection: Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
John Grisham—the infamous, best-selling, thriller novelist— has a middle grade novel, THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER, which is on sale today! Read more
A to Z Mysteries / Calendar Mysteries by Ron Roy
Add these books to your collection: A-Z Mysteries, Capital Mysteries, and Calendar Mysteries
The 39 Clues: Book 5 — The Black Circle by Patrick Carman
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 7, 2010
The 39 Clues Book 5: The Black Circle
by Patrick Carman
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press (August 11, 2009)
Source of book: Publisher
What to expect: Mystery, Action, Suspense, Babysitter, Brothers and Sisters, Family, Orphans Read more
The 39 Clues: Book 4: Beyond the Grave: Jude Watson
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: March 22, 2010
The 39 Clues Book 4: Beyond the Grave
by Jude Watson
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (June 2, 2009)
Source of book: Publisher
What to expect: Mystery, Action, Suspense, Babysitter, Brothers and Sisters, Family, Orphans Read more
